This week you’ll demonstrate your problem-solving skills by sharing how data can help you solve problems in ALEKS. First, post a screenshot of one of your unsolved questions that you have worked on or are working on in ALEKS. Then add a comment on how data can help to answer the question or how this type of data can help you to make data driven […]

 Checklists, Rating Scales, and Rubrics There are many commonly-used teacher-designed assessments in early childhood education. Three of the most commonly-used informal evaluation tools designed by teachers are checklists, rating scales, and rubrics. “Informal evaluation measures are useful for teachers who need specific information about their students to use when planning instruction” (Wortham & Hardin, 2015, p. 184). Having an understanding of all three of these […]

Complete and submit the Museum Assignment Worksheet. Take notes for a comparison and contrast paper on two artworks at one of the Houston art museums (1 Menil Collection www.menil.org; 2) Museum of Fine Arts Houston www.mfah.org (Links to an external site.) Apply the visual elements and principles of design. Choose from among the following topics:  Menil Collection 1) compare and contrast a Byzantine icon with an African […]

  Strategic planning is a task all leaders must perform. It is often easier to see what others have done to draw on their experience. This assignment will allow you to review three plans that you have researched. General Requirements Use the following information to ensure successful completion of the assignment: Use the template titled “K-12StrategicPlanComparisonMatrix.” This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric […]

 Assessment Description When teaching students to recognize words in print, teachers can use a variety of activities before, during, and after reading to help students understand words, word meanings, and how words go together. Utilizing appropriate strategies that incorporate print concepts will help increase students’ word recognition skills. Use the “Recognizing Words in Print Template” to complete this assignment. Part 1: Strategies Research and summarize, […]

  Each week you will have an opportunity to practice different aspects of the writing process in this writing notebook. It consists of a template you will fill out and submit in Canvas. In addition to introducing and practicing targeted components of the writing process, these notebooks are meant to help you to determine your own strengths and identify opportunities for growth. This week, the […]

Research-based Strategies   As you read through chapter six in your text, you will be exposed to many best practice strategies that educators can use to facilitate instruction in their classrooms. Some of the strategies are more effective than others. There are many variables that factor into the effectiveness of a teaching strategy, types of schools, social factors, size of classrooms, culture of the school, […]

Part 2 Topic Proposal, Rationale, and References Page Select of the following formats for your project: 1. Create a presentation for parents (PowerPoint)  1. Create a presentation for parents (PowerPoint).  · Include 10-15 slides. · Include at least 2 handouts for parents to take home for future reference that will reinforce the presentation.  · Be creative in your use of technology in your PowerPoint presentation.  […]

Select a current trend in education such as the standards movement, multiculturalism, women’s studies programs, authentic assessment, constructivism, service education, or project-based learning. Review the literature about this trend. Briefly summarize the thrust of the trend, including its philosophical root. Then compare the possible favorable and/or unfavorable positions on this topic from the perspective of a biblically-based teacher and from the perspective of an existentialist […]

  Public relations is not the same as publicity. Actually, publicity is a subset of public relations. You will be writing a blog entry about publicity.  Select a company for whom the media has provided positive publicity. Name the company. Describe the publicity in depth including the issue, activity, or revelation that initiated the publicity. What medium put forth the publicity? Name names, e.g., Washington Post, Time […]